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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-19-08 10:52 AM Original message |
Rick Warren is a Southern Baptist. Saddleback is a Southern Baptist church. |
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Renew Deal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-19-08 10:54 AM Response to Original message |
1. So are we supposed to hate the baptists now? |
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Maat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-20-08 01:12 PM Response to Reply #1 |
44. The shining epitomy of the Religious Hardright is the .. |
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Champion Jack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-19-08 10:55 AM Response to Original message |
2. Enough already |
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Renew Deal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-19-08 10:56 AM Response to Reply #2 |
4. Because most people are "superstitious" |
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Jennicut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-19-08 11:08 AM Response to Reply #4 |
14. Come on. I am very religious, not "superstitious" but I think religion should not |
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Clio the Leo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-19-08 10:56 AM Response to Original message |
3. And on the 8th day, God made the DU "hide thread" button. NT |
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Renew Deal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-19-08 10:57 AM Response to Reply #3 |
6. lol |
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DevonRex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-19-08 10:58 AM Response to Reply #3 |
7. Heh. I tried hide thread yesterday. Every time I hid one thread |
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Bill McBlueState (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-19-08 10:56 AM Response to Original message |
5. that's worth noting |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-19-08 10:59 AM Response to Reply #5 |
8. A lot of megachurches like to keep their denominational connections a secret. |
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Maat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-20-08 01:14 PM Response to Reply #8 |
45. Precisely, Mycritters2. |
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marimour (696 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-19-08 11:00 AM Response to Original message |
9. Thanks for letting me know what I believe. |
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phleshdef (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-19-08 11:04 AM Response to Reply #9 |
12. The site he is linking to is the site for the Southern Baptist Convention which is an organization.. |
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marimour (696 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-19-08 11:17 AM Response to Reply #12 |
22. and being a member of the SBC does not mean your current pastor believes those things. |
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phleshdef (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-19-08 11:21 AM Response to Reply #22 |
25. I grew up in the bible belt, MOST Christian leaders I knew believe its a sin to be gay... |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-19-08 11:26 AM Response to Reply #22 |
26. If your church belongs to a black Baptist convention, you're not SBC. |
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Bluenorthwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-19-08 02:05 PM Response to Reply #22 |
36. You are not SBC at all |
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Maat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-20-08 01:51 PM Response to Reply #22 |
47. That's fine, EXCEPT ... |
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jberryhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-20-08 02:46 PM Response to Reply #22 |
50. Some denominations enforce uniformity rigidly, others do not |
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DevonRex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-19-08 11:06 AM Response to Reply #9 |
13. Yep. Just like Catholics, Southern Baptists are pretty diverse in their |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-19-08 11:11 AM Response to Reply #13 |
17. To be ordained, Southern Baptist pastors are required to affirm these beliefs. |
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jberryhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-20-08 02:47 PM Response to Reply #13 |
51. Not all Baptists in the South are "Southern Baptists" - It is a specific group |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-19-08 11:09 AM Response to Reply #9 |
15. "That group" is the Southern Baptist Convention. And unlike other Baptist groups |
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JerseygirlCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-19-08 07:22 PM Response to Reply #9 |
43. Part of the SBC, though? |
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jberryhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-20-08 02:44 PM Response to Reply #9 |
49. A lot of people confuse southern Baptists with the SBC |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-20-08 02:50 PM Response to Reply #49 |
53. Actually, most white Baptist churches in the south ARE SBC. |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-19-08 11:02 AM Response to Original message |
10. Here's what a commentator for the Roman Catholic Church has to say about the subject |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-19-08 11:35 AM Response to Reply #10 |
29. The "homosexual equivalency movement"? |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-19-08 12:18 PM Response to Reply #29 |
31. This is what we are up against |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-19-08 12:24 PM Response to Reply #31 |
32. Neither will inviting them to our important moments. |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-19-08 12:27 PM Response to Reply #32 |
33. The Presidential inauguration is an important moment for all of us |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-19-08 12:33 PM Response to Reply #33 |
34. Where are the racists and anti-semites? Oh, right. Only hatred of gays and women is acceptable. n |
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Bluenorthwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-19-08 02:18 PM Response to Reply #34 |
37. That's different, you know.... |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-19-08 11:04 AM Response to Original message |
11. This reminds me of the anti-Kennedy religious arguments. |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-19-08 11:16 AM Response to Reply #11 |
21. Except that those statements were either bullshit or misstating Catholic doctrine. |
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Bill McBlueState (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-19-08 11:30 AM Response to Reply #11 |
27. no, there's a significant difference |
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bluedawg12 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-19-08 11:30 AM Response to Reply #11 |
28. Warrens doctrine speaks for itself and we haven't elected him to anything |
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Sarah Ibarruri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-19-08 11:10 AM Response to Original message |
16. Exactly. Out of the entire U.S. there was only a right wing homophobe .... |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-19-08 11:13 AM Response to Reply #16 |
18. I know. Stunning, isn't it? nt |
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Sarah Ibarruri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-19-08 11:14 AM Response to Reply #18 |
19. To say I'm disappointed is an understatement. nt |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-19-08 01:08 PM Response to Reply #16 |
35. Not only that, the guy is under 50 years old |
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bluedawg12 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-19-08 11:14 AM Response to Original message |
20. Here's what Rick Warren believes |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-19-08 11:17 AM Response to Reply #20 |
23. And that's acceptable to a surprising number of DUers. nt |
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xchrom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-19-08 11:18 AM Response to Original message |
24. recommend |
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Lars39 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-19-08 11:42 AM Response to Original message |
30. The SBC article about Warren being chosen: |
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tnlefty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-19-08 02:22 PM Response to Reply #30 |
38. Thanks for the link! |
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Lars39 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-19-08 06:58 PM Response to Reply #38 |
39. Hi, tnlefty! |
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mwei924 (990 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-19-08 07:03 PM Response to Reply #30 |
40. Unfortunately, an entire region of the country seems to really like it. |
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alwysdrunk (908 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-19-08 07:08 PM Response to Reply #30 |
41. Of course he's not buying that bullshit |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-19-08 07:18 PM Response to Original message |
42. Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton are Southern Baptists |
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IndianaJones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-20-08 02:50 PM Response to Reply #42 |
52. I thought Carter and Clinton left the SB Convention due to differences with their positions. nt. |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-20-08 02:54 PM Response to Reply #42 |
54. Carter is not Southern Baptist. He's a founding member of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship. |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-20-08 01:15 PM Response to Original message |
46. I've seen very few people saying that Warren is a good choice. |
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kath (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-20-08 02:01 PM Response to Original message |
48. Not JUST a Southern Baptist. A Dominionist. |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-20-08 02:55 PM Response to Reply #48 |
55. The official position of the SBC is now dominionist. The two things go together. nt |
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kath (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-20-08 02:57 PM Response to Reply #55 |
56. Eek, I hadn't realized that. |
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